EatTheWeeds: Episode 10: Rumex (Sorrel)

[12321johndoe]

this tastes so good, bet you cant eat just one ... unless of course if your chuck norris

[bloodshot2007]

Deane, I'm from Palatka just north of you. We used to chew on this weed as kids because of the sour flavor. We always called it "sourkraut" and the joke was that it grows where dogs urinate.

[catothewiser]

Love listening to the bird from 1:58 to 4:30 or so. Lovely. 

[Cruiser052]

The "lowest published" LD of oxalic acid is 600 mg/kg. The LD for a 100 pound HUMAN (following the given) is about 33.25 LBS of raw Rhubarb. I am not saying to attempt to eat 1/3 of your body weight in Rhubarb.

*Warning

I had to cut out my math.

I cannot verify that this is the lowest LD or the actual percentage of oxalic acid in Rhubarb (0.5%). I am not a scientist, this was some quick *internet research.

Said research is a quirk of mine. Look up oxalic acid if you want to know more about it.

[Cruiser052]

@Cruiser052 I should add a note (didn't have the space). The LD50 for rodents is 375 mg/kg so really for safety sake less than 1/6 body weight. Better yet, don't eat more than a pound of the stuff in a day

Too much oxalic acid will result in kidney or bladder stones. Then again Vitamin C is metabolized into oxalic acid as well.

[TeacherPhilEnglish]

Dock is the best weed I've eaten.

[hellerZauberer]

And there it goes again. I need to finish your videos before posting comments :)

[hellerZauberer]

Aren't sorrles part of the same family that buckwheat is in?

[luckyfire3]

we have that here in washington best tastin weed ive ever tried very sour makes my mouth water.

[homesNgardens08]

Your videos are awesome. Thank you!

Now to have the courage to nibble some. :)

[EatTheWeeds]

Make sure you've got the right plant first... (not that it changes the information but I was quite ill physically when I made that video. I had been under the weather for a couple of weeks. )

[havikiller]

do you mind if i print your pictures to ad to my own index for the trail?

[EatTheWeeds]

No, go ahead and use them.

[havikiller]

Thank you very much they will serve well.

[GaRGaRiTSa]

deane, you rock! it's great to see people that love nature. i've seen species of rumex here in my country(romania...) but i didn't know what they were and i also didn't know they came from such a big family.

[EatTheWeeds]

Thanks, they make a nice soup and are tasty in salads.

[EatTheWeeds]

You're kind, thank you.

[pantheriaa]

you shoul.d have a tv show ...

[pantheriaa]

Deane your awesome ..